ELITE TOTAL WELLNESS – MORE THAN A CHIROPRACTIC CENTER
OUR PRACTICE
When you join our community, What does Total Wellness mean for you?
It means that everyone associated with our company recognizes that the human body is a complex, integrated system. Everything works together like a finely-tuned sports car, and if even one small section is off-kilter, it affects the rest.
We are committed to your health and well-being, whether you are a family or an individual. We’re glad you found our website and look forward to seeing you at our office in Acworth. Please call or stop by to find out how we can help you achieve your wellness goals.
Dr. Kristina Backenstose, DC
Non-Surgical Spine, Disc, Neuropathy & Sports Injury Care
Dr. Kristina Backenstose is a Doctor of Chiropractic with over 15 years of clinical experience, specializing in non-surgical spine care, disc rehabilitation, neuropathy support, sports injuries, and dynamic structural conditions.
Her journey into chiropractic began at age 16 after accompanying her father to his chiropractor's office. What began as curiosity quickly became purpose after she spent part of her summer shadowing the doctor-an experience that solidified her commitment to making chiropractic care her life's work.
Dr. Kristina earned her Bachelor of Science degree from Drexel University in Philadelphia, where she also competed as a Division I field hockey athlete. During the postseason of her junior year, she suffered a severe low-back injury and was told she might never play again. Rather than accept that prognosis, she pursued focused chiropractic care and structured rehabilitation. Against the odds, she returned for a successful senior season—an experience that profoundly shaped her clinical philosophy and dedication to non surgical recovery and performance restoration.
She went on to earn her Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Life University in Marietta, Georgia. Over the past 15 years, Dr. Kristina has practiced in high-volume clinical settings throughout Canton, Midtown Atlanta, and Acworth, gaining extensive experience treating complex spinal conditions and performance-based injuries.
Dr. Kristina specializes in the management of sports-related injuries, disc herniations, spinal stenosis, neuropathy, degenerative disc conditions, and dynamic structural imbalances affecting both the cervical and lumbar spine. She is nationally certified in Non-Surgical Spinal Decompression through the National Decompression Certification Program-approved by Life University and the International Medical Advisory Board for Spinal Decompression.
She has been recognized for her proficiency in widely used chiropractic adjusting techniques, including Diversified, Thompson, Activator, Sacro Occipital Technique (SOT), and extremity adjusting. Dr. Kristina also has extensive training in pediatrics and clinical nutrition, along with certifications in cold laser therapy and weight loss.
Her clinical model integrates non-surgical spinal decompression, laser therapy, soft shock therapy, infrared cryotherapy, corrective rehabilitation, and nutrition-based support, allowing her to address nerve compression, inflammation, tissue healing, structural imbalance, metabolic health, and performance deficits in a comprehensive and individualized manner.
Dr. Kristina is the Co-Founder of Elite Total Wellness and the Owner of Disc Centers of America — Acworth, where she leads advanced non-surgical spine and neuropathy programs. She is also recognized as a Co-Founder of Life University's first Student Disc Centers of America, reflecting her longstanding commitment to advancing disc education and non-surgical spinal care.
She is a member of Disc Centers of America (DCOA), the International Neuropathy Association (I.N.A.), and the International DISC Education Association (I.D.E.A.), and has received numerous professional awards recognizing her clinical excellence and leadership.
Dr. Kristina is dedicated to helping individuals and athletes reclaim mobility, rebuild strength, optimize performance, and achieve long-term health through precise, evidence informed, non-invasive treatment strategies. Her mission is not simply to relieve pain-but to correct underlying dysfunction, restore structural integrity, and elevate overall quality of life.
FAITH MCMURTREY
Life & Wellness Coach | Nervous System Reset Coach | Entrepreneur | Mother of Three
Faith McMurtrey is a Life and Wellness Coach specializing in nervous system regulation, stress recovery, and helping high-performing women restore clarity, energy, and emotional resilience. With a unique background that bridges entrepreneurship, personal training, and financial leadership, Faith brings a deeply practical and science-informed approach to helping women recalibrate both their bodies and their lives.
As a certified personal trainer and wellness professional, and through her work with Elite Total Wellness, Faith focuses on helping clients move out of chronic stress and survival mode and into a regulated, grounded, and fully present state. Her work is rooted in the understanding that lasting transformation doesn’t begin with motivation, it begins with nervous system safety.
Faith’s coaching integrates physiology, mindset, behavioral strategy, and identity-level transformation. She works especially with high-functioning women, entrepreneurs, mothers, and leaders, who outwardly carry immense responsibility yet internally experience exhaustion, overwhelm, and disconnection from themselves.
In addition to her wellness work, Faith is also a successful entrepreneur and business advisor. Having built and operated multiple businesses while raising her family, she understands firsthand the demands placed on women who lead both at home and in business. This lived experience allows her to guide clients with uncommon empathy, credibility, and precision.
Faith’s mission is to help women regulate their nervous systems, reclaim their energy, and rebuild their lives from a place of strength, not survival. Her work empowers clients to move from burnout and chronic stress into clarity, confidence, and sustainable vitality.
Faith lives in Montana with her husband and three children, where she embraces an active lifestyle centered around faith, family, and the outdoors.
Meet the team by calling to schedule an appointment at 678-594-3119!
